| NOVELIST | Author, writer of books (8) |
| ROTH | "The Ghost Writer" writer |
| BIRO | Hungarian writer's writer (4) |
| ABOUT | "___ the Author" (writer's bio) |
| MACAULAY | Dame Rose ___; author of books including Potterism, Keeping Up Appearances and The Towers of Trebizond (8) |
| LODGE | David ?, author of novels Changing Places and Author, Author |
| DAVIDLODGE | Author of novels Changing Places and Author, Author |
| PIRANDELLO | "Six characters in Search of an Author" author |
| ROLAND | "The Death of the Author" author Barthes |
| AYN | Ms. Rand, writer-of-books |
| AUTHOR | Writer of books. (6) |
| AUTHORSHIP | Career as a writer of books |
| ELIOT | Pen name of Mary Ann Evans, author of books including The Mill on the Floss, Middlemarch and Scenes of Clerical Life collection of three stories (5) |
| NINETTEDUTTON | Which Australian writer of books on enamel art, cookery, gardening and fiction wrote the 2000 Home: |
| THOREAU | Henry -, US author; author 'e (anag.) |
| NICK | First name of writer of book 'About a Boy' , --. Hornby' (4) |
| BALLPOINT | Writer of book everyone aims to follow |
| AUTHORS | Writers of books |
| DAWKINS | Biologist, fellow of the Royal Society and author of books including The Blind Watchmaker, Unweaving the Rainbow and The Magic of Reality (7) |
| WEST | Pen name of the author of books including The Return of the Soldier, The Fountain Overflows, Sunflower and Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (4) |
